Chapter 169: May your wealth flow abundantly

At this moment, I really felt a bit hesitant.

It's not that if we don't want to touch the Buddha Eye and Gu technique, the other side won't come looking for us.

In fact, the other side has already acted twice.

The less we know about the other side, the more passive our situation becomes.

Gu Die…… where exactly do you come from? And what is your identity?

You really gave me a huge problem; no wonder before reincarnation you had to solemnly say to me, "Sorry."

Indeed, I'm truly quite sorry to me and my companions.

I also thought that after Gu Die died, her corpse was controlled to come to the pawn shop for the Buddha Eye, and then it chased off to Ox Tiger Mountain.

This corpse-controlling technique, and the corpse-driving technique that Jiang Yingxue encountered, should be considered the same origin, right?

By unraveling the silk from the Jiang Yingxue incident, we might eventually figure out Gu Die's background and the secret of the Buddha Eye.

But I still can't make up my mind.

After all, the Miao Frontier is too far from River City; if we really wanted to act, it's impossible for me alone to sneak in—it would certainly be a one-way trip.

No matter who I let accompany me, I shouldn't make the decision on my own.

"Qingying, please greet Miss Jiang." Jin Wuya suddenly said, "Xiao Jiu Zhanggui, may I have a word?"

I suspiciously brought Jin Wuya to a side room in the main courtyard, sat down, and asked: "Boss Jin, what do you want to say to me alone?"

"Not long ago, you asked me to help investigate the background of the tea house owner's wife, do you remember?" Jin Wuya asked.

I immediately nodded: "Of course I remember; how so, any leads?"

"At first I also found nothing." Jin Wuya said, "Later, in Ox Tiger Mountain, I learned about the Buddha Eye, and unintentionally following this lead, I found some clues."

I exclaimed in doubt: "Is there a connection between the Buddha Eye and the tea house owner's wife?"

They couldn't possibly be related, right?

But Jin Wuya gave me a definite answer: "I heard from Qingying that the girl who dug up the Buddha Eye to give to the pawn shop is named Gu Die, and I found out that before coming to the pawn shop, Gu Die secretly went to the tea house and met the owner's wife."

I instantly widened my eyes: "Gu Die knows the tea house owner's wife?"

Jin Wuya nodded: "I followed the Gu Die lead to continue investigating; approaching from the Miao Frontier side is too hard—we know nothing about it—but I discovered that the owner's wife's current name is an alias; her original name was Gu Yan."

Gu Yan…… Gu Die……

Putting these two names together, it feels like they come from the same family.

Sure enough, Jin Wuya continued: "While investigating Gu Yan, I recalled an incident from the past."

Many years ago, when I was about ten or so, I recall someone wanting to sell me a set of silver ornaments at an extremely low price to my master, but my master directly refused.

I was puzzled, so I asked my master: why not accept that set of silver ornaments? The quality is so good, the purity high, all made of old silver; after my master's hand reworks it, it would surely make a small profit.

But my master meaningfully said to me, it's precisely because that set of silver ornaments is too excellent that he dared not take it; he said if he wasn't mistaken, that set of silver ornaments has an owner, with an eyeball lying in the middle of the headpiece.

I exclaimed in astonishment: "An eyeball? How could that be?"

"It's not a real eyeball, but a silver-made ornament like a pearl, usually placed at the center of the headpiece."

When Jin Wuya said this, his gaze fixed on me.

I suddenly recalled that Gu Die's headpiece indeed has such an ornament at its center.

I asked: "Does that ornament also have patterns on it?"

"Yes." Jin Wuya said, "It's a centipede coiled, stamped onto it."

I asked: "Does this have any special significance?"

Jin Wuya shook his head, saying: "My master only knows a little; he told me that in the vast mountains of the Miao Frontier, someone uses girls' eyes to cultivate Gu; if you want details, I think the tea house owner's wife could give you a thorough answer."

Having said that, I looked at Jin Wuya in puzzlement and asked: "Since you've uncovered so much, you could completely obtain the clues you want through the tea house owner's wife yourself and resolve this matter; why then push Miss Jiang onto the pawn shop?"

Jin Wuya lowered his head, gave a bitter smile, and said: "I could certainly resolve Miss Jiang's matter with some effort, but I... don't want to make too much money."

Jin Wuya's worth skyrocketed after he teamed up with Tang Ao.

Taking on jobs for others, if the fee is too low, it ruins the industry's rules.

Charging more…… is there actually someone in this world who complains about earning too much?

No, there really is.

Hui Moqiong once said, a person like Jin Wuya is destined to commit the five flaws and three deficiencies.

Jin Wuya's body has no major disability, his money-making ability is also strong; calculating the five flaws and three deficiencies all around, what he commits is nothing more than being solitary and widowed.

Such people are destined to have no wife and no children in this lifetime.

Even if they defy fate and force themselves to marry a wife, the wife will only soon be killed by him.

Is Jin Wuya afraid that the more he earns, the lonelier his life will be?

He... probably still cares about this deep down, right?

I unconsciously glanced toward the rear house's living room, feeling both regretful and inexplicably a bit fortunate.

Not long ago, I saw Li Qingying and Jin Wuya's relationship improve, and I really thought there was some affection between them.

Later, Li Qingying also told me she merely admires Jin Wuya and wants to pull him into our team.

At that time I was a bit doubtful of that explanation.

Fortunately, later Hui Moqiong appeared.

Jin Wuya interrupted my thoughts, saying: "In short, I introduced Miss Jiang to the pawn shop because I felt you definitely need to investigate the Buddha Eye matter, and you could easily settle Miss Jiang's affair along the way; Xiao Jiu Zhanggui, even if it's just selling me a favor, please help."

He said that quite humbly.

"What are you saying? You gave me such an important clue; I should be the one grateful to you." I thought and said: "I'll take on Miss Jiang's matter, but before resolving it, I still need you to help suppress her soul and keep a closer watch on her."

Jin Wuya immediately said: "This isn't difficult; I'll do my best."

After reaching an agreement, I and Jin Wuya returned to the rear house's living room.

Just as we entered the door, we saw Hui Moqiong, who had been busy outside for several days without returning, actually rushing back in a hurry.

Right now he was leaning against the sofa beside Li Qingying, one arm draped over the sofa back, half‑leaning his body toward Li Qingying; the two lowered their heads and huddled together, muttering, not knowing what they were saying.

Hearing footsteps, Hui Moqiong leaned his body again toward Li Qingying, then lifted his eyes to look at us, and greeted with a grin: "Hey, Old Jin, business again? Wish you abundant wealth…"